The LRA bases in the D.R.C. relates back to the Belgian imperialism because of the dramatic violence it causes, much like the events King Leopold II.
Since 2005, the LRA ( Lord's Resistance Army ) has held bases in the DRC and has had ongoing insurgency against the Ugandan government. The LRA has had famous events, such as the invisible children, where young boys and girls were abducted and the boys trained to be soldiers and the girls were sold as sex slaves. The LRA usually resulted into terroristic acts such as murdering, looting, and raping. Captives of the LRA were often troublesome and had had their noses, ears, or lips sewn and be forced to eat them.
The LRA began in 1988 by Joesph Kony, who has grown bases in Uganda, Southern Sudan, and the DRC. He had said he formed this group to make the Ugandian government a theocracy, and that Uganda be led under the Ten Commandments.
The LRA has spread to Sudan and started in Uganda. The three countries began "Operation Lightning Thunder" on December 15, 2008. The operation began as an attempt to capture and kill veteran LRA commanders. The operations had little success though, and ended in March 2009.
The LRA bases in the D.R.C. will be an ongoing problem in to the country, much like the ongoing war against terrorism is the United States. With the increase of child soldiers, the LRA is gaining more than it is losing to small operations against it. This will cause more violence and might spread to other neighboring countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania.
Since 2005, the LRA ( Lord's Resistance Army ) has held bases in the DRC and has had ongoing insurgency against the Ugandan government. The LRA has had famous events, such as the invisible children, where young boys and girls were abducted and the boys trained to be soldiers and the girls were sold as sex slaves. The LRA usually resulted into terroristic acts such as murdering, looting, and raping. Captives of the LRA were often troublesome and had had their noses, ears, or lips sewn and be forced to eat them.
The LRA began in 1988 by Joesph Kony, who has grown bases in Uganda, Southern Sudan, and the DRC. He had said he formed this group to make the Ugandian government a theocracy, and that Uganda be led under the Ten Commandments.
The LRA has spread to Sudan and started in Uganda. The three countries began "Operation Lightning Thunder" on December 15, 2008. The operation began as an attempt to capture and kill veteran LRA commanders. The operations had little success though, and ended in March 2009.
The LRA bases in the D.R.C. will be an ongoing problem in to the country, much like the ongoing war against terrorism is the United States. With the increase of child soldiers, the LRA is gaining more than it is losing to small operations against it. This will cause more violence and might spread to other neighboring countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania.
A picture of the LRA leader, Joesph Kony.